Badger Equipment manufactures specialized earthmoving, railroad and material handling equipment. The Winona, Minnesota company began operation in 1945 and since that time has built more than 10,000 units. It offers hi-rail equipped rough terrain crane, highway speed excavators, telescoping boom excavators, lifters, rubber tire excavators and attachments, and hydraulic excavators. The company also provides railroad products, including rail lifters, threaders, and tongs to position sections of rail for construction or maintenance projects. It sold its products through distributors in the United States.

As of July 10, 2009, Badger Equipment Company operates as a subsidiary of Manitex International, Inc.